Tao Wei

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Tao Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Wei has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Tao Wei's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (5 papers). Tao Wei is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (5 papers). Tao Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Tao Wei's co-authors include Lijuan Chen, Yan Bai, Dong‐Yan Jin, Meiyun Wang, Fei Tian, Gang Wu, Sachiko Miyata, Frederick M. Ausubel, Daniel G. Lee and Nicole T. Liberati and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Tao Wei

97 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Presumed Asymptomatic Ca... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2020 2006 2023 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19
    2020 3.0k citations Tao Wei et al. profile →
  2. An ordered, nonredundant library of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA14 transposon insertion mutants
    2006 773 citations Tao Wei et al. profile →
  3. Understanding the Gut–Brain Axis and Its Therapeutic Implications for Neurodegenerative Disorders
    2023 84 citations Tao Wei et al. profile →

Peers

Tao Wei
Bo Wu China
Yong Zhang China
Christopher Chang United States
Siddappa N. Byrareddy United States
Jing Yang China
Xuan Li China
J. Kenneth Baillie United Kingdom
Nan Hu China
Yingxia Liu China
Ruiyun Li China
Bo Wu China
Tao Wei
Citations per year, relative to Tao Wei Tao Wei (= 1×) peers Bo Wu

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Wei

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tao Wei. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tao Wei. The network helps show where Tao Wei may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tao Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tao Wei based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tao Wei. Tao Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yiming, et al.. (2025). Towards Sample-Specific Backdoor Attack With Clean Labels via Attribute Trigger. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 22(5). 4685–4698.
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Wang, Dongfang, Siwen Gui, Juncai Pu, et al.. (2025). PsycGM: a comprehensive database for associations between gut microbiota and psychiatric disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(9). 4222–4233. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kun, Xinyi Wang, Tao Wei, et al.. (2024). Comparative study between poorly differentiated thyroid cancer and anaplastic thyroid cancer: real-world pathological distribution, death attribution, and prognostic factor estimation. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1347362–1347362. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xingzhi, Zhihong Tang, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2024). The Role of Timing of Progression and Early Salvage Surgery in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with TACE Plus TKIs and PD‑1 Inhibitors. Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Volume 11. 1641–1652. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yiyun, Juncai Pu, Siwen Gui, et al.. (2023). Proteomics reveals mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism disturbance of intestine in a nonhuman primate model of depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 333. 562–570. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, Lin Sun, Tingting Wu, et al.. (2022). The Non-Specific Lethal (NSL) Histone Acetyltransferase Complex Transcriptionally Regulates Yin Yang 1-Mediated Cell Proliferation in Human Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). 3801–3801. 7 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, et al.. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated with late diagnosis among older adults living with HIV in liuzhou, China: 2010−2020. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28288–e28288. 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, et al.. (2022). Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict venous thromboembolism among hospitalized cancer patients. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. 9(12). 100128–100128. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Mingjie, Gang Chen, Guosheng Li, et al.. (2022). Upregulation of CCNB2 and Its Perspective Mechanisms in Cerebral Ischemic Stroke and All Subtypes of Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Study. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 16. 854540–854540. 10 indexed citations
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Cao, Weiguo, Hai Huang, Yu Bao, et al.. (2022). Antitumor Potential and Structure Characterization of Polysaccharides From Lagotis brevituba Maxim in the Tibetan Plateau. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 921892–921892. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, et al.. (2020). miR-219a-5p enhances the radiosensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer cells through targeting CD164. Bioscience Reports. 40(7). 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dan, et al.. (2020). In Vitro and In Vivo Antioxidative Activity against Radiation‐Induced Damage and the Systematic Chemical Components of Different Extracts of Lagotis brevituba Maxim. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020(1). 9726431–9726431. 3 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, Songbai Yang, Jinfeng Wang, et al.. (2018). The Antiapoptosis Effect of Geum japonicum Thunb. var. chinense Extracts on Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Injury via PI3K/Akt Pathway. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018(1). 7290170–7290170. 16 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, Mei Wang, Mi Wang, Liangying Gan, & Xin Li. (2009). Relationship of sRANKL Level and Vascular Calcification Score to Cardiovascular Events in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. Blood Purification. 28(4). 342–345. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuefeng, Tao Wei, Lei Yan, et al.. (2008). Developing and applying a gene functional association network for anti-angiogenic kinase inhibitor activity assessment in an angiogenesis co-culture model. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 264–264. 17 indexed citations
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Thirunavukkarasu, Kannan, Yong Pei, & Tao Wei. (2007). Characterization of the human ADAMTS-5 (aggrecanase-2) gene promoter. Molecular Biology Reports. 34(4). 225–231. 52 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, Andrew G. Geiser, Hui-Rong Qian, et al.. (2007). DNA microarray data integration by ortholog gene analysis reveals potential molecular mechanisms of estrogen-dependent growth of human uterine fibroids. BMC Women s Health. 7(1). 5–5. 25 indexed citations
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Shou, Jianyong, Li Li, Hui-Rong Qian, et al.. (2006). Identification of blood biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis by transcript profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the rat collagen-induced arthritis model. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 8(1). R28–R28. 54 indexed citations
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